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Bearcats made key plays in two Super Bowls

In January 1976, I came down to Cincinnati from Cleveland to visit my brother, a 1974 UC graduate. He took me to a Bearcats basketball game against George Washington at the Armory Fieldhouse on campus.

During the game, he pointed out a man sitting on the other side of the arena. It was former Bearcat Reggie Harrison, a hero of the Pittsburgh Steelers' victory in Super Bowl X over Dallas. We went over and met him either during halftime or when the game was over. I'm sure I have his autograph somewhere.

Anyway, I came across this story online about Harrison, who had several concussions playing football and suffered some long-lasting effects. http://tinyurl.com/y8l84q5

There was also a story about Jim O'Brien, another former Bearcat who was a Super Bowl hero. He kicked the game-winning field goal for the Baltimore Colts in their victory over the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V. http://tinyurl.com/yjexb9j

How about that? Two Bearcats were key players in the first 10 Super Bowls.